Guinea run-off: UN welcomes new date

  1. Posted on Friday 29 October 2010 - 10:00
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    Samuel Okocha, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria
    The United Nations envoy for West Africa, Said Djinnit welcomed the decision of the authorities in Guinea to set 7th of November as the new date for the second round of the West African country's presidential run-off election.
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    The contest is between Cellou Dalein Diallo and Alpha Condé. The two candidates had garnered the highest number of votes in the first round in June.

    According to a UN's statement, Mr. Djinnit who is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, urged the two candidates and other Guinean leaders to do everything to defuse tensions and create conditions conducive for a peaceful poll and reiterated the UN’s support for the Guinean political transition.

    Last week after the election earlier slated for 24 October was postponed, the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) voiced concern that security forces used excessive force to break up demonstrations, leaving at least one person dead and scores injured.

    The November 7election is aimed at restoring democracy in the bauxite rich country after Captain Moussa Dadis Camara seized power in a coup in 2008 following the death of long-time president Lansana Conté.

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